Konoha: Comparison of Naruto

Chapter 27: It's fake

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[Ding!]

[Congratulations to Hyūga Hinata and Uzumaki Kushina for winning rewards in this quiz.]

[Reward for Uzumaki Kushina: Revival after the movie finishes.]

[Reward for Hyūga Hinata: Chakra doubled.]

In the Pure Land world, Kushina jumped up excitedly.

Finally, she would get to see her son again.

But then, her expression turned nervous—especially after witnessing the scene where Naruto helped Hinata.

Her own son, in that situation, wasn't exactly tactful.

Not only did he take revenge for his personal grievances, but he also didn't try to beat those three bullies in a smart way. Instead, he openly humiliated them.

And then, to top it all off, he openly stared at Hinata, examining her figure from head to toe.

It was clear.

"I didn't expect Hiashi's stubborn daughter to be this well-developed," Kushina muttered to herself.

"Especially in such tight clothes. She's so young, but with such a proud figure already."

"Look at little Naruto over there—he clearly knows how to focus on the important details."

Kushina frowned, realizing a serious issue. It wasn't bad for her son to like someone, but did he really have to focus on… that?

In her opinion, when it came to pursuing girls, her son from her own world lacked the "vision" of the black-framed Naruto.

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Senju Hashirama: "Hahaha! That Naruto is really interesting! He's actually promoting the Will of Fire by punishing those three bullies with copying it a hundred times!"

Senju Tobirama: "Brother, are you kidding me? Naruto over there is clearly mocking the Will of Fire. Look at how he's taking 'interest' for himself—he's showing nothing but contempt for it."

Shimura Danzo: "I told you Hiruzen would regret this. That Naruto is guaranteed to rebel. Jinchūriki like him will inevitably turn against the village."

Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Come on, our Naruto is cute and innocent. He'd never do that."

Jiraiya: "Still, I have to say, I liked that look Naruto gave Hinata at the end. That kid shows promise—just like me."

Tsunade: "Huh? Like you? Doesn't that just mean he's a pervert?"

The ongoing discussion left Hinata blushing deeply.

To her, Naruto—any Naruto from any world—was naturally the best.

She had indeed noticed that Naruto from the black frame had looked at her a little too closely, his gaze lingering on certain parts of her figure for just a second too long.

But Hinata didn't feel disgusted.

In fact, she felt a twinge of envy for her counterpart in that world.

At least there was something about her that had caught Naruto's attention and made her worthy of his interest.

As the black-framed screen began to fade after Naruto's last look at Hinata, a new white frame appeared in everyone's view.

Uzumaki Naruto: "Finally, it's my turn!"

Yamanaka Ino: "Looks like they're about to broadcast what happened after you graduated."

Haruno Sakura: "After graduation, our seventh team did some D-rank missions, then the Wave mission, and soon after, it was time for the Chūnin exams. But I don't know what happens beyond that."

Inuzuka Kiba: "Wait a minute! Hey, this viewing system better not show how I lost to Naruto. That would be way too embarrassing."

Aburame Shino: "Kiba, don't panic. It's just a live broadcast for the ninja world. Who knows? Maybe your reputation will end up being bigger than Naruto's by the end."

[After stealing the sealed scroll and defeating Mizuki, Naruto finally earned his dream forehead protector.]

[On the first day of the new term, he was brimming with excitement. When Shikamaru raised an eyebrow in suspicion, Naruto said proudly, "How about it? Doesn't this forehead protector suit me perfectly?"]

[In short, Naruto's cheerful demeanor was enough to prove his excitement about becoming a ninja.]

[Meanwhile, Sakura and Ino continued their usual antics, competing over who would sit next to Sasuke, re-entering the classroom in a frenzy.]

[The same went for the other girls, each of them trying to catch Sasuke's attention.]

[This scene made Naruto particularly angry.]

["Why does that guy, who does nothing but act cool all the time, get all the attention?"]

[Feeling dissatisfied with Sasuke, Naruto stormed up to him.]

[The two stood face to face, their eyes locked, lightning crackling in the air between them.]

[Unfortunately, a classmate behind Naruto, overly excited during their own conversation, accidentally bumped into Naruto's back.]

[The result was predictable—Naruto lost his balance, lurched forward, and ended up sharing his first kiss with Uchiha Sasuke.]

Uzumaki Kushina: "???"

Uchiha Mikoto: "???"

Both mothers were utterly dumbfounded.

Even Naruto, who already knew about this incident, scratched his nose awkwardly.

For a moment, the entire ninja world fell into stunned silence.

Then, after a few seconds, everyone burst into laughter.

Senju Hashirama: "My boy, what a delightful misunderstanding!"

Senju Tobirama: "…."

Uzumaki Naruto: "Damn viewing system! Why is it playing this? It's fake! FAKE!"

Sasuke, utterly speechless, could only glare. Every time something involved Naruto, it led to trouble.

Sasuke thought bitterly, Is this system trying to make me experience social death alongside Naruto?

[What made matters worse was that the audience in the venue was now looking at both of them with amused, knowing expressions, as if they were holding back laughter.]

Ōnoki: "Well, this is certainly an interesting scene."

Terumi Mei: "I don't think it's fake. Naruto-kun just seems too shy to accept this moment."

Uchiha Fugaku: "Sasuke, don't worry about it. As a ninja, things like this are just passing clouds."

Namikaze Minato: "Ahaha…."

Jiraiya: "Once again, this proves how different our Naruto is from the Naruto in the black frame. That Naruto looks at girls; our Naruto apparently looks at Sasuke."

Uzumaki Naruto: "Pervy Sage! You're so annoying! Who would ever look at Sasuke like that?"